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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree School for You

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #97 most popular major in the country with 8,539 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Linguistics & Comparative Literature program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in comparative literature at Iowa, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Iowa Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Women make up 40% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of North Dakota Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in comparative literature at KU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in comparative literature at UMN Twin Cities, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Women make up 33% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 67% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 193
Minnesota 61
Kansas 106
Iowa 64
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 3

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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